Bottle carton



G. C. CURRIE BDTTLE CARTON Nov. 14, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Sept.l0, 1948 e, f w Mm NL 5 fw r CE 7 mm A -ii E Nov. 14, 1950 G, C, cURRlE2,529,725

BOTTLE CARTON Filed Sept. 10, 1948 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 .SIN fl? Geo vc/e CCues/E, IN V EN TOR.

Nov. 14, 1950 G. c. cuRRlE 2,529,725

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Patented Nov. 14, 1950 BOTTLE CARTON Grover C. Currie, Charlotte, N. C.,assignor to Dacam Corporation, Charlotte, N. C., a corporation of NorthCarolina Application September 10, 1948, Serial No. 48,624

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a carton for carrying bottled beverages andthe like and more especially relates to an improved blank and method ofcutting a blank so as to result in the least loss of paper stock andalso whereby the blank may be folded to form a very rigid carton orcontainer having hand holes in its end walls so that either one of theend walls can be seized by inserting some of the fingers of a handthrough an opening to thereby carry the carton lled with bottledbeverages at an angle with relation to the vertical. but not atsuflicient angle to cause the bottles to have any tendency to fall fromthe carton.

It is an object of this invention to provide a bottle carton, the blanksof which are cut from a sheet of paper stock and with a minimum of lossas what is cut from one carton forms a portion of another carton blankthus resulting in practically no loss of paper stock.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objectswill appear as the description proceeds, w-hen taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a piece of paper stock showing how the cartonblanks are cut from the paper stock;

Figure2 is an elevation of one oi the blanks cut from the paper stockand before the same is folded;

Figure 3 is an isometric view showing the blank partially folded intocarton form;

Figure 4 is an isometric View showing the blank erected but with theflaps in the handle openings turned inwardly towards each other forbetter illustrative purposes;

Figure 5 is an end view of the carton shown in Figure 4 and showing itin partially collapsed condition.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the carton showing its shape when filledwith bottles, which are represented by dotted lines.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral I0 indicates ablank piece of paper stock of suitable rigidity from which the cartonblanks are cut, this paper stock usually having what is called a linerappearing on the outside portion of a iinished carton, being a laminatedpiece of paper stock, though it is quite evident the carton may be cutfrom stock not having a liner on one side thereof.

The paper stock I0 is fed through a cutting and scoring machine whichcuts the blanks one after another, or, if the die is sufficiently large,several of the blanks at one operation. In Figure 1 the f 2 point ofcutting the blanks broadly indicated at il, is indicated along thedotted lines i2 to produce the blank i I and at the same time the stockis cut along the partially oval-shaped lines i4 to form the handleopening. The cut blank at the same time that it is cut from the stock isscored.

Also. suitable accurate cuts are made in the top oi' the end walls ofthe carton along the lines I5 and IB. Of course, the ends of the cartonare cut along the lines I1 and I8. At the same time the blank stock iscut along the line I2, I4, I3, I6, i1 and I8, the blank is properlyscored along the lines 20 and 2| to define bottom flaps 23, and theseflaps, if desired, can be scored along the lines 24 and 25 if the cartonis to have its bottom sealed before the bottles are placed therein.However, in the event the carton is to be used in a crating machine suchas shown in the patent application of Grover C. Currie et al.. forMethod and Means of Placing Articles in Cartons, Serial Number 788,602,filed November 28, 1947, the score lines 24 and 25 would not beimpressed on the carton blank, because the assembled carton would havedownwardly depending unclosed flaps as shown in Figure 3, but in theevent that it is to be used for placing of bottles in the carton byhand, then the bottom flaps would be secured to each other and wouldoccupy the position shown in Figures 4 and 5 and thus the score lines 24and 25 would coincide with each other so the bottom flaps which aresecured to each other could be folded upwardly inside the carton alongline 21 as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 4.

At the same time the carton is cut from the stock and the score lines20, 2|, 24 and 25 are formed, other score lines are also formed in theblank. Score lines 30 and 3l are formed in the end wall 32 to define theend wall with relation to side wall 33 and side wall 34 and score lines35 and 36 are also formed to denne end wall 31 from side wall 34 and agluing flap 38. Also score lines 40 and 4i are formed in end wall 32 andscore lines 43 and 44 are formed in end wall 31 so that. since theoverall length of the side walls 33 and 34 is less than the spaceoccupied by three bottles, it permits the bottles to bulge the centralportion of the carton end walls 32 and 31 outwardly and thus produces arounded corner effect for the carton.

A score line 46 is centrally disposed in end wall 32 and a centrallydisposed score line 41 is formed in end wall 31 so that the end wallsmay the carton is in collapsed condition ready for shipping so that thespace between score line I6 and score line 3| and score line 46 andscore line 30 will collapse against each other, pivoting along the scorelines 46 while the portion of the end wall between end wall 31 and scorelines 41 and 36 and also that portion between 41 and score line 35 willpivot along score line 41 and rest face to face against each other whenthe carton is collapsed and with the bottom flaps of course extendingdownwardly and being collapsed face to face against each other.

As previously described, the cut lines indicated at I4 in Figure lproduce finger opening flaps 50 and 5I and the blank is scored alonglines 52 and 53 to allow pivoting of the flaps 50 and 5l inwardly oroutwardly to the position shown in Figure 4, or the reverse of theposition shown, for carrying the carton when it is filled with bottles,

The end wall 32 is also scored transversely along score lines 55 and 55and the end wall 31 is scored along lines 51 and 58 so that that portionof the end walls above lines 55 and 51 may be folded downwardly andinwardly against the inner side of the end walls 32 and 31 and gluedagainst the inner surface of end walls 32 and 31 and the iiap 60 andflap 6| appearing above score lines 55 and 58 will pivot along the lines56 and 58 along with the finger opening flaps 5U and 5I to which theflaps 50 and 5I are glued.

In erecting the carton, the flap 3B is disposed on the inside of theouter portion of the side wall 33 and glued thereto which is the onlygluing operation necessary to erect the carton after the top of the endwalls have been folded along the lines 55 and 51 to cause the portionsof the end walls appearing thereabove to be glued to the inner surfaceof the end walls and at the same time the flaps 60 and 6l will be gluedto the inner surfaces of finger opening flaps 50 and 5l respectively. Insome instances these flaps will not be glued but will be turned over andmaintain this position by the curvature of the handle only. The blankshown in Figure 2 has its inner surface visible, that is what willbecome the inner wall surface of the carton and in order for a singlegluing operation to carry out the application of all necessary adhesive,a glue spot 65 is placed on the outer portion of side wall 33 and gluespots 66 and 61 are placed on the upper end wall portions appearingabove the score lines 55 and 51 so that when the flap 38 is brought tothe inside adhesive surface B5 of the side wall 33, the carton will beassembled and the end walls will be folded downwardly on the insidesurface of the end walls along the lines 55 and 51 to adhesively securethe downturned portion of the end walls to the inner surface of the endwalls and to secure the tabs 60 and 6I to the upper portions of thefinger opening tabs 50 and 5I as is illustrated in Figure 4.

The purpose of the score lines 40, 4I, 43- and 44 is to produce arounded or beveled effect at the four corners of the carton when filledwith bottles, and since the length of the side walls 33 and 34 is lessthan the space occupied by three bottles placed side by side, it isevident in Figure 6 that when the bottles are placed in the carton,` thecorners will be rounded or beveled as shown in Figure 6.

In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferredembodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed,they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not forpurposes of limitation, the

scope of the invention being defined in the claims.

I claim:

1. A paper carton comprising a pair of side walls and a pair of endwalls with one of the end walls having a nap extending therefrom adaptedto be secured to one end of one of the side walls and each of the sidewalls having downwardly depending bottom flaps hingedly secured theretoand each of the end walls having a finger opening therein for thereception of the fingers of a hand for carrying the carton filled withbottles, each of the side walls having cut away portions at their upperedges conforming in contour to the contour of the lower edges of thebottom flaps and each of the end walls having a convex upper surface anda concave lower surface of the same curvature, the top portions vof theend walls being scored transversely for folding down onto the insidesurface of the end walls, the upper portions of the end walls havingglue spots therein for securing the folded down upper portion of the endwalls, the extreme upper portion of the end walls being scoredtransversely and having cut portions extending from the ends of the lastnamed score line to the upper edges of the end walls, whereby theextreme upper end of each end wall can be folded into the fingeropenings in the end walls, each end wall being scored verticallymedially thereof and being scored at the junction point with the sidewalls and each end wall also being scored vertically a short distanceaway from each hinge line scoring at the ends of the side walls to thusprovide beveled corner portions to the carton when filled with bottleshaving a collective overall dimension greater than the length of theside walls, the medial vertical score lines of the end walls allowingoutward bulging of the end walls to thus allow the carton to be foldedflaty with the two side walls having their inner surfaces disposedagainst each other and the inner surfaces of the end walls being dis-4posed against each other in folded position.

2. In a structure according to claim 1, the bottom aps being providedwith longitudinally horizontally extending score lines which are adaptedto coincide with each other when the bottom flaps are secured together,to thus allow the bottom flaps to be folded upwardly into the carton andto lie in face to face relation when the carton is in collapsedcondition.

3. A bottle carton comprising a pair of end walls and a side walldisposed between the pair of end walls and a second side wall extendingfrom one side of one of the end walls remote from the side to which theother side wall is joined, one of the end walls at its side remote fromits junction point with the first intermediate side wall having a gluefiap extending therefrom and adapted to be glued to the free end of thesecond side wall, each of the end walls having a convex upper surfaceand a concave lower surface, the concavity of the lower edge of an endwall being identical to the convexity of the upper end of the end Wall,the upper edges of each side wall being concave, a depending bottom naphingedly attached to the lower edges of each side wall, the contour oflower edges of the bottom flaps being identical to the contour of theupper edges of the side walls, the side walls being hingedly connectedto the end walls, and the upper portions of the end walls having a cutaway flap forming a finger opening and the upper ends of each of the endwalls being scored transversely by a. pair of score lines the lowermostof which serve as a folding point to fold the upper portion of the endwalls downwardly against the inner surface of the end walls and theuppermost transverse score line in the upper portion of each end wallserving to allow the uppermost portion of each end wall to be bentinwardly into the finger opening when the upper portions of the endwalls are bent downwardly against the proximate surfaces of the endwall.

GROVER C. CURRIE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the le of thispatent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 77,905 Orr May 12, 1868 475,880Matthews May 31, 1892 Number Number

